Define collection structure, metadata fields, and deposit responsibilities before importing a large archive. Test an end-to-end submission, review, and discovery workflow with representative materials. Plan identifier management, storage growth, and backups alongside policies for embargoes and permissions, because maintaining a repository is an ongoing institutional service rather than a one-time upload.
This is best suited to libraries operating institutional research repositories. Before committing a larger project, account for these trade-offs: long-term preservation needs institutional processes; deployment and upgrades require technical staff.
